G/SPS/N/TUR/135  
 
7 February 2023  
(23-0875) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  TÜRKIYE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/General Directorate of Food and 
Control  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Used agricultural machineries  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import requirements for used agricultural machineries . 
Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  As of 1 March 2023 Türkiye will require a phytosanitary 
certificate indicating that used agricultural machinery products (HS codes given below) do 
not contain soil, pests and plant residues in the additional declaration section of the 
certificate and these  products shall be subject to phytosanitary control upon entry into the 
country.  
The additional declaration section of the phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of 
the exporting country for the import of the machineries in question to Türkiye should  
include an additional statement explained below:  
"The machineries have been controlled and cleaned before export and are free from soil, 
pests and plant residues (including seeds and other plant parts capable of propagation)."  
Additional declaration requi rement is relevant for following products given in HS codes 
below:  
84.32  Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; 
lawn or sports -ground rollers. (used or renovated)  
84.33  Harvesting or threshing machinery, incl . straw or fodder balers; grass or hay 
mowers; machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural 
produce; parts thereof (other than machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or 
dried leguminous vegetables of heading 84 37) (used or renovated)  
8436.80.10.00.00 Forestry machinery (used or renovated)  
8701.21.90.00.00 Used 
8701.91.10.00.00 Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors, wheeled (used or 
renovated)  
8701.92.10.00.00 Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors, wh eeled (used or 
renovated)  
8701.93.10.00.00 Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors, wheeled (used or 
renovated)  
8701.94.10.00.00 Agricultural tractors and forestry tractors, wheeled (used or 
renovated)  
8701.95.10.00.00 Agricultural tractors and forestr y tractors, wheeled (used or 
renovated)  G/SPS/N/TUR/135  
 
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  Accordingly, the above -mentioned products shall be returned or destroyed in the event 
that they do not carry a phytosanitary certificate containing the additional declaration 
issued by the NPPO of the exporting count ry and if they are not found suitable 
(the presence of any of the causes of soil, pests, plant residues, reproduce seeds and 
other plant parts capable of propagation) as a result of the phytosanitary control to be 
carried out upon entry into Türkiye.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  "Used agricultural 
machinery" products, which are given GTIP codes for import into our country, pose 
phytosanitary risks. Therefore, it is aimed to prevent the contamination through soil and 
plant residues carrying harmful organisms into Türkiye and to pre vent the entry of harmful 
organisms unknown in our country.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No. 13, ISPM No. 41  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
1 March 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7452  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@tarimorman.gov.tr  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
General Directorate of Food and Control  
Eskisehir Yolu 9. Km. Lodumlu -Ankara/TURKEY  
Tel: +(90 312) 258 7452  
Fax: +(90 312) 258 7472  
E-mail: nppoturkiye@tarimorman.gov.tr